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Ford Motor Company, (Fomoco on mechanical parts), is an United StatesThere was an error working with the wiki: Code[27] based on vehicle sales in 2005. Based in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[28] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[29] of the US, There was an error working with the wiki: Code[30], and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[31], and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[32] of Sweden. Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[104]. Ford also recently purchased the Rover name (which is no longer in use) to keep others from using it to capitalize on Land Rover.

Ford has also been one of the world's There was an error working with the wiki: Code[33] corporations by revenue and in 1999 ranked as one of the world's most profitable corporations. In recent years, it has not fared as well and since There was an error working with the wiki: Code[105] has lost market share in the U.S. for eleven years in a row.There was an error working with the wiki: Code[1] In December 2006 the company announced that it expects Toyota to overtake it as the number 2 auto-maker in the US market.There was an error working with the wiki: Code[2] In Feb 2007, reports put Ford behind not only Toyota, but DaimlerChrysler AG in unit sales for January.Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2007 Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce, especially elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving There was an error working with the wiki: Code[106]s. There was an error working with the wiki: Code[107]'s combination of highly efficient factories, highly paid workers, and low prices revolutionized manufacturing and came to be known around the world as There was an error working with the wiki: Code[108] by There was an error working with the wiki: Code[109].

History

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Ford was launched in a converted wagon factory in 1903 with $28,964 in cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced just a few Model As a day at its factory on Mack Avenue in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[110]. Groups of two or three men worked on each car from components made to order by other companies. Ford and his company would go on to become the first to mass produce a product using machinery and assembly lines, rather than having the same workers doing the entire assembly of one vehicle. Henry Ford was 40 years old when he founded the Ford Motor Company, which would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, as well as being one of the few to survive the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[111]. The largest family-controlled company in the world, the Ford Motor Company has been in continuous family control for over 100 years.

Corporate governance

Members of the board as of early 2007 are: There was an error working with the wiki: Code[34], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[112], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[113], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[114], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[115], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[116] (President and CEO), There was an error working with the wiki: Code[117], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[118], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[119], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[120], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[121], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[122] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[123] (Director Emeritus).http://www.ford.com/en/company/corporateGovernance/boardOfDirectors.htm

The main corporate officers are: There was an error working with the wiki: Code[35]) and Ford of Europe), There was an error working with the wiki: Code[36] (Executive Vice President, President [The Americas]), There was an error working with the wiki: Code[37]), Mark A. Schulz (Executive Vice President, President [International Operations]) and Michael E. Bannister (Group Vice President Chairman & CEO There was an error working with the wiki: Code[124]).http://www.ford.com/en/company/corporateGovernance/officers.htm

New directions for the twenty-first century

In 2000, under the leadership of the current Ford chairman, William Clay (Bill) Ford, the Company stunned the industry (and pleased environmentalists) with an announcement

Ford Commits to Major SUV Fuel Economy Gains] of a planned 25 percent improvement in the average mileage of its light truck fleet — including its popular There was an error working with the wiki: Code[38]s — to be completed by the 2005 calendar year. However, in 2003, Ford announced that competitive market conditions and technological and cost challenges would prevent the company from achieving this goal. Ford did achieve significant progress toward improving fuel efficiency during 2005, with the successful introduction of the Ford Escape Hybrid. The Escape's platform mate There was an error working with the wiki: Code[125] is also available with the hybrid-electric system in the 2006 model year—a full year ahead of schedule—due to high demand. The similar There was an error working with the wiki: Code[126] will also receive a hybrid-electric powertrain option, along with many other vehicles in the Ford vehicle line. In 2005, Ford announced its goal to make 250,000 hybrids a year by 2010, and by mid-2006 announced that it would not meet that goal. Other hybrids to come out will be the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[127] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[128] Hybrid version in 2008. There are also plans for a Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX Hybrid. The Edge and MKX are Ford's new crossover SUVs to come out for the 2007 model year. Ford also continues to study Fuel cell-powered electric powertrains, and is currently demonstrating hydrogen-fueled Internal combustion engine technologies, as well as developing the next-generation hybrid-electric systems. To the extent Ford is successful in increasing the percentage of Hybrid vehicles and/or Fuel cell vehicles, there will be a significant decrease not only of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[129] emissions but also reduced sound levels, with notable favorable impacts upon respiratory health and decrease of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[130].

Economic issues

During the mid to late 1990s, Ford sold large numbers of trucks and SUVs, in a booming American economy with soaring stock market and low fuel prices. With the dawn of the new century, legacy healthcare costs, higher fuel prices, and a faltering economy led to falling market shares, declining sales, and sliding profit margins. Most of the corporate profits came from financing consumer automomobile loans through There was an error working with the wiki: Code[131].Ford fighting to keep its shine

By 2005, corporate bond rating agencies had downgraded the bonds of both Ford and General Motors to junk status GM, Ford Bond Ratings Cut to Junk Status, citing high U.S. health care costs for an aging workforce, soaring gasoline prices, eroding market share, and dependence on declining SUV sales for revenues. Profit margins decreased on large vehicles due to increased "incentives" (in the form of rebates or low interest financing) to offset declining demand. Rebate wars

In the face of falling truck and SUV sales, Ford moved to introduce a range of new vehicles, including "There was an error working with the wiki: Code[39].2005 Ford Escape Hybrid

The automaker reported a net loss of $12.7 billion during 2006, and has estimated that it will not return to profitability until 2009.Ford hit by record $12.7bn loss

The Way Forward

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In the latter half of 2005, Chairman Bill Ford asked newly-appointed Ford Americas Division President There was an error working with the wiki: Code[40] to develop a plan to return the company to profitability. Fields previewed the Plan, dubbed The Way Forward, at the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[133], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[134] board meeting of the company and it was unveiled to the public on There was an error working with the wiki: Code[135], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[136]. "The Way Forward" includes resizing the company to match current market realities, dropping some unprofitable and inefficient models, consolidating production lines, and shutting fourteen factories and cutting 30,000 jobs. There was an error working with the wiki: Code[5].

These cutbacks are consistent with Ford's roughly 25% decline in U.S. automotive market share since the mid-late 1990s. Ford's target is to become profitable again in 2009, a year later than projected. Ford's realignment also includes the sale of its wholly owned There was an error working with the wiki: Code[41] to a There was an error working with the wiki: Code[137] group for $15 billion in cash and debt acquisition. The sale was completed on There was an error working with the wiki: Code[138]There was an error working with the wiki: Code[139]. A There was an error working with the wiki: Code[140] with There was an error working with the wiki: Code[141] of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[142] ended with the sale of Ford's 15 percent stake in 2005.

Chairman and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[143] Ford also became There was an error working with the wiki: Code[144] of the company in April 2006, with the retirement of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[145]. Five months later, in September, he stepped down as President and CEO, and naming There was an error working with the wiki: Code[146] as his successor. Bill Ford continues as Executive Chairman, along with an executive operating committee made up of Mulally, There was an error working with the wiki: Code[147], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[148], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[149], and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[150].

Brands and marques

Today, Ford Motor Company manufactures automobiles under several names including There was an error working with the wiki: Code[42] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[43] in the United States. In 1958, Ford introduced a new There was an error working with the wiki: Code[151], the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[152], but poor sales led to its discontinuation in 1960. Later, in 1985, the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[153] brand was introduced it met a similar fate in 1989.

Ford has major manufacturing There was an error working with the wiki: Code[44] in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[154], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[155], the United Kingdom, Germany, There was an error working with the wiki: Code[156], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[157], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[158], the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[159], and several other countries, including There was an error working with the wiki: Code[160] where, following divestment during There was an error working with the wiki: Code[161], it once again has a wholly owned subsidiary. Ford also has a cooperative agreement with Russian automaker There was an error working with the wiki: Code[162].

Since 1989, Ford has acquired There was an error working with the wiki: Code[163] (which it sold again on There was an error working with the wiki: Code[164]{{cite press release

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}}, but it will retain a $77 million stake in the sports car makerFord Sells Major Stake in Aston Martin. There was an error working with the wiki: Code[45], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[46], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[47] from the United Kingdom and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[48] (33.4%) of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[166] of Japan, with which it operates an American There was an error working with the wiki: Code[167] plant in Flat Rock, Michigan called There was an error working with the wiki: Code[168]. It has spun off its parts division under the name There was an error working with the wiki: Code[169]. Its prestige brands, with the exception of Lincoln, are managed through its There was an error working with the wiki: Code[170].

Ford's non-manufacturing operations include organizations such as automotive finance operation There was an error working with the wiki: Code[171]. Ford also sponsors numerous events and sports facilities around the nation, most notably There was an error working with the wiki: Code[172] in downtown There was an error working with the wiki: Code[173] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[174] in downtown There was an error working with the wiki: Code[175]. It is also notable that both facilities share design aesthetics in addition to their common name and similar downtown location. There was an error working with the wiki: Code[6]

Overall the Ford Motor Company controls the following car marques:

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Daimler Motor Company, Jaguar, Lagonda, Land Rover, Rover, and Volvo are controlled under the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[176].

Global markets

Initially, Ford models sold outside the U.S. were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on, models specific to There was an error working with the wiki: Code[56], a hit in its home market, did not catch on in Japan, as it was not available as an automatic. The Mondeo was dropped by There was an error working with the wiki: Code[57]. One recent exception is the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[58] — the European model has sold strongly on both sides of the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[177].

Europe

In May 2006, at the same time as the launch of the Ford S-MAX, Ford of Europe removed country specific taglines and adopted 'Feel the difference' across its markets).

History

At first, Ford in Germany and the United Kingdom built different models from one another until the late 1960s, with the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[178] and then the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[179] being common to both companies. Later on, the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[180] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[181] became identical, produced in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[182] and right hand drive respectively. Rationalization of model ranges meant that production of many models in the UK switched to elsewhere in Europe, including There was an error working with the wiki: Code[183] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[184] as well as Germany. The There was an error working with the wiki: Code[185] replaced the Taunus and Cortina in 1982, drawing criticism for its radical aerodynamic styling, which was soon given nicknames such as "Jellymould" and "The Salesman's Spaceship."

Increasingly, Ford Motor Company has looked to Ford of Europe for its "world cars," such as the Mondeo, There was an error working with the wiki: Code[59], and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[60], although sales of European-sourced Fords in the U.S. have been disappointing. In There was an error working with the wiki: Code[186], models from Europe are not as competitively priced as Japanese-built rivals, nor are they perceived as reliable. The Focus has been one exception to this, which has become America's best selling compact car since its launch in 2000.

In 2001, Ford ended car production in the UK. It was the first time in more than eighty years that Ford cars had not been made in Britain, although production of the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[61] van continues at the company's Southampton facility, engines at There was an error working with the wiki: Code[62] range of commercial vehicles, although the use of this brand name was discontinued circa 1965. It owns the Jaguar, and Land Rover car plants in Britain, which are still operational. Ford's Halewood Assembly Plant was converted to Jaguar production.

Elsewhere in continental Europe, Ford assembles the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[63] range in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[64] (There was an error working with the wiki: Code[187]) and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[188] (Germany), Ka in Valencia, and Focus in Valencia, There was an error working with the wiki: Code[189] (Germany) and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[190] (There was an error working with the wiki: Code[191]). Transit production is in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[192] (There was an error working with the wiki: Code[193]), There was an error working with the wiki: Code[194] (UK), and Transit Connect in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[192].

Ford also owns a joint-venture production plant in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[65] people carrier as well as its sister ship, the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[196].

Asia Pacific

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In There was an error working with the wiki: Code[66] rival, the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[67] (short for "utility," known in the US as There was an error working with the wiki: Code[197]) version is also available with a similar range of drivetrains. In addition, Ford Australia sells highly-tuned Falcon sedans and utes through its performance car division, There was an error working with the wiki: Code[198]. These cars produce over 400&nbsphp and are built in small numbers to increase their value as collectors' cars.

In Australia, the Commodore and Falcon outsell all other cars and comprise over 20% of the new car market. In New Zealand, Ford was second in market share in the first eight months of 2006 with 14.4 per cent.There was an error working with the wiki: Code[7]

Ford's presence in Asia has traditionally been much smaller. However, with the acquisition of a stake in Japanese manufacturer There was an error working with the wiki: Code[68] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[69]) as the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[70]. The Laser was one of the most successful models sold by Ford in Australia, and outsold the Mazda 323, despite being almost identical to it. The Laser was also built in Mexico and sold in the U.S. as the Mercury Tracer, while the 1989 American Ford Escort was based on the Laser/Mazda 323. The smaller There was an error working with the wiki: Code[199] was also sold in the U.S. and Asia as the Ford Festiva.

Through its relationship with Mazda, Ford also acquired a stake in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[71]. Ironically, Hyundai also manufactured the Ford Cortina until the 1980s. Ford also has a joint venture with Lio Ho in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[200], which assembled Ford models locally since the 1970s.

Ford came to There was an error working with the wiki: Code[201] in 1998 with its There was an error working with the wiki: Code[202] model, which was later replaced by locally produced There was an error working with the wiki: Code[203] in 2001. It has since added Fusion, Fiesta, Mondeo and Endeavour to its product line.

South America

In There was an error working with the wiki: Code[72] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[73] in Brazil were originally based on There was an error working with the wiki: Code[204] vehicles.

In 1987, Ford merged its operations in Brazil and Argentina with those of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[74], which is also produced in South Africa as the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[75] versions.

Africa and Middle East

In There was an error working with the wiki: Code[76], to form the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[205] (There was an error working with the wiki: Code[206]).

Following international condemnation of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[207], Ford divested from South Africa in 1988, and sold its stake in Samcor, although it licensed the use of its brand name to the company. Samcor began to assemble Mazdas as well, which affected its product line-up, which saw the European Fords like the Escort and Sierra replaced by the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[208]-based Laser and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[209]. Ford bought a 45 per cent stake in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[210] following the demise of apartheid in 1994, and this later became, once again, a wholly owned subsidiary, the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa. Ford now sells a local sedan version of the Fiesta (also built in India and Mexico), and the Focus and Mondeo Europe. The Falcon model from Australia was also sold in South Africa, but was dropped in 2003.

Ford's market presence in the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[77]' 88,852 units and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[211]' 75,000 units.

Alternate fuel vehicles

Bill Ford was one of the first top industry executives to make regular use of an Battery electric vehicle, a There was an error working with the wiki: Code[212], while the company contracted with the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[213] to deliver electric postal vans based on the Ranger EV platform.

The alternative fuel vehicles, such as some versions of the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[214] especially in fleet and taxi service, operate on There was an error working with the wiki: Code[215] - or There was an error working with the wiki: Code[216]. Some CNG vehicles have dual fuel tanks - one for gasoline, the other for There was an error working with the wiki: Code[216] - the same engine can operate on either fuel via a selector switch. Flexible fuel vehicles are designed to operate smoothly using a wide range of available fuel mixtures - from pure gasoline, to There was an error working with the wiki: Code[218]-gasoline blends such as E85 (85% There was an error working with the wiki: Code[219], 15% There was an error working with the wiki: Code[220]). Part of the challenge of successful marketing alternative and flexible fuel vehicles, is the general lack of establishment of sufficient There was an error working with the wiki: Code[221]s, which would be essential for these vehicles to be attractive to a wide range of consumers. Significant efforts to ramp up production and distribution of E85 fuels are underway and expanding.There was an error working with the wiki: Code[10]

Current Ford Flexible Fuel Vehicles:There was an error working with the wiki: Code[11]

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Ford was third to the automotive market with a Hybrid vehicle: the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[79] shuttle buses, using hydrogen instead of gasoline in a standard There was an error working with the wiki: Code[80], for use at airports and convention centers.There was an error working with the wiki: Code[14]

At the 2006 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford showcased a hydrogen fuel cell version of its Explorer SUV. The Fuel cell Explorer has a combined output of 174 horsepower. It has a large hydrogen storage tank which is situated in the center of the car taking the original place of the conventional model’s automatic transmission. The centered position of the tank assists the vehicle reach a notable range of 350 miles, the farthest for a fuel cell vehicle so far. The fuel cell Explorer the first in a series of prototypes partly funded by the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[229] to expand efforts to determine the feasibility of hydrogen- powered vehicles. The fuel cell Explorer is one of several vehicles with green technology Ford being featured at the L.A. show, including the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, PZEV emissions compliant Fusion and Focus models and a 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty outfitted with Ford's clean diesel technology.

Criticism

Throughout its history, the company has faced a wide range of criticism. Detractors of the company in the past have accused the early There was an error working with the wiki: Code[81] model of production of being extremely dehumanizing and exploitative, as well as characterizing the company as oppresive and unscrupulous, willing to collaborate with There was an error working with the wiki: Code[234]s or hire mobs to intimidate union leaders and increase their profits through unethical means.

Detractors of the company often point out to the fact that Ford refused to allow There was an error working with the wiki: Code[235] until There was an error working with the wiki: Code[236], with the Ford Service Department being set up as an internal security, intimidation, and espionage unit within the company, and quickly gained a reputation of using violence against union organizers and sympathizers (see There was an error working with the wiki: Code[237]).There was an error working with the wiki: Code[15]There was an error working with the wiki: Code[16]

Ford was also criticized for wearing down There was an error working with the wiki: Code[238] tires during driving, which caused many wrecks during a short time period in 2003. Although There was an error working with the wiki: Code[238] received the blame, it was a public relations issue for Ford.

Ford's poor workmanship in the 70s and 80s inspired the joke There was an error working with the wiki: Code[240] Found on Road Dead and Fix or Repair Daily

Auto racing

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NASCAR

Ford is one of four manufacturers in the three There was an error working with the wiki: Code[82] race car, replacing the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[83] at the 2006 There was an error working with the wiki: Code[243]. Some of the most successful NASCAR Fords were the aerodynamic fastback There was an error working with the wiki: Code[244] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[245]s, and the aero-era There was an error working with the wiki: Code[246]s.

Trans-Am

Ford has a storied history in the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[247] series from the 1970s through today, having won many championships and races with its There was an error working with the wiki: Code[248].

Drag racing

John Force has piloted his Drag There was an error working with the wiki: Code[249] to several There was an error working with the wiki: Code[250] funny-car titles in recent seasons.

Indianapolis 500

Ford powered racing cars won the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[251] 17 times between 1965 and 1996.

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Formula One

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Rally

Ford has also been active many years in the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[256], and has used various versions of the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[257] since 1999 to much success. In 2006 Ford secured the FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers' title, with the Focus RS. Ford is the only manufacturer to score in the points for 75 consecutive races, since the opening round in the 2002 championship. Ford has a very long history in rally racing, having previously run the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[258] and many versions of the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[259] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[260] to great success.

Sports cars

Ford sports cars have always been visible in the world of endurance racing. Most notably the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[261] won the prestigious There was an error working with the wiki: Code[262] four times in the 1960s and still stands today as one of the all-time greatest racing cars. The GT40 is the only American car to ever win Le Mans.

Ford currently holds the manufacturers title (2005) for There was an error working with the wiki: Code[85] with the FR500C Mustang race car.

Touring cars

Ford has campaigned touring cars such as the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[86], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[87], and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[88]/There was an error working with the wiki: Code[89] and the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[90]There was an error working with the wiki: Code[263] in many different series throughout the years. Notably, the Mondeo finished 1,2,3 in the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[264] in 2000, and the Falcon finished 1,2,3 in the Australian There was an error working with the wiki: Code[265] Series in 2005.

Formula Ford

This formula for single-seater cars without wings and originally on road tires were conceived in 1966 in the UK as an entry-level formula for racing drivers. Many of today's racing drivers started their car racing careers in this category.

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Ford trucks

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Ford produces trucks since 1908 to date. Countries where Ford commercial vehicles are or were made include at least Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada (badged There was an error working with the wiki: Code[91] too), France, Germany, India, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain (badged There was an error working with the wiki: Code[92] too), Turkey, UK (badged also There was an error working with the wiki: Code[93]) and USA.

Most of all these ventures are now extinct. The European one that lasted longer was the lorries arm of There was an error working with the wiki: Code[94] an the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[95].

In USA, Ford's heavy trucks division was sold in 1997 to There was an error working with the wiki: Code[96]. Ford kept on building light and medium trucks and recently introduced the CLF series, a There was an error working with the wiki: Code[97].

Final result of all these decisions is that currently Ford is out of all heavy truck markets, with the top model of the medium-class There was an error working with the wiki: Code[266] range, currently made in Brazil, being nowadays the Ford-badged commercial vehicle the most closer to a heavy truck.

Bus products

Ford has manufactured buses in the company's early history, but most Ford buses are built on Ford chassis by other manufacturers:

School Bus

Ford 3800 school bus

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Ford Minibus using F450 chassis

Ford Minibus using E350 (formerly Econoline 350)

Ford E350 Super Duty minibus

Ford Class C School Bus using B700 chassis

Commercial Bus

Ford Specialty Trolley

Transit/Suburban Bus

Ford G997

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Ford Trader

Ford Hawke

Ford ET7 with Casha bodywork

Ford 19B, 29B

Ford Collins School bus

Ford ET7 Aqualina

Clients include:

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Ford Tractors

Ford started making tractors around 1907. Ford used to make a range of tractors at their Basildon plant in Essex, England. Ford has owned Versatile in the past. In 1986 the Ford motor company bought out New Holland and the new company was named Ford New Holland. This company was bought by Fiat and the name changed from Ford New Holland to New Holland. New Holland is now part of the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[271].